1975 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1975 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Vernon Glass in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1975 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (13th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Playing Southern Miss in the Louisiana Superdome and Houston in the Houston Astrodome, the Cardinals became "...the first collegiate team to play games in two domed stadiums in the same season".^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–20	24,075
September 13	West Texas State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 6–10
September 20	New Mexico State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 14–17
October 4	Louisiana Tech	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 10–24	11,109	^[2]
October 11	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–34	7,800	^[3]
October 18	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	L 12–21
October 25	Arkansas State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–17	500	^[4]
November 1	vs. Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 3–43	8,700	^[5]
November 8	at Texas–Arlington	Turnpike Stadium Arlington, TX	L 24–37	6,300	^[6]
November 22	Southern Illinois*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 30–10
November 29	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	L 10–20
*Non-conference game

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References

1. David Henry (June 27, 2010). "Coaches have fond memories of Astrodome". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers, LLC II. Retrieved March 26, 2016. The Cardinals have played at the Astrodome three times. In 1975, Lamar played Houston, losing 21-3. The Cardinals played Southern Mississippi in New Orleans at the Super Dome that year, becoming the first collegiate team to play games in two domed stadium in the same season.
2. "Louisiana Tech, 24–10". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 1975. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "NLU routs Lamar 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1975. p. 38. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hines sparks ASU to win over Lamar". The Commercial Appeal. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Eagles score easily, crush Lamar 43–3". Hattiesburg American. November 2, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mavericks outscore Lamar by 37–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1975. p. B9. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
7. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
8. David DeLassus. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.